Wednesday, September 30, 2015

September Project: Courtyard Art Installation inspired by Andy Goldsworthy

Example of an installation by Andy Goldsworthy

Project title: Andy Goldsworthy Installation

Description: A K-5 collaborative project tied into our SES Field trip to the Storm King Art Center in Mountainville NY on October 7, 2015.  Students learned about installation art incorporating the environment into their work.  Nature objects were collected: pinecones, shells, stones, etc. and assembled collaboratively as a whole school event.

Vocabulary:
  • Installation - Art that is constructed on a site where it is exhibited and incorates materials or physical features of the site.
Resources:
  • Powerpoint Presentation Youtube - Andy Goldsworthy Installation,
  • Book - Wall At Storm King by Kenneth Baker
Materials: Shells, stones, pinecones, pineneedles, sticks

Photos of installation at work in the SES courtyard:






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